After weeks of an eerie silence, some hospitals in Savannah are now jammed with patients.On a recent day, several ambulances packed the hospital bays outside one hospital’s emergency room, as an unusual number of paramedics waited in the hallway with their patients in cots, ready to drop them off. But there were no beds to receive them, and crews can’t leave until patients are admitted. That can take hours, said , the region’s 911 provider.“One patient was held for seven hours; it’s unheard of,‘' Kearns said.“Every time you take an ambulance out of service,” he said, “those who aren’t at...…After weeks of an eerie silence, some hospitals in Savannah are now jammed with patients.On a recent day, several ambulances packed the hospital bays outside one hospital’s emergency room, as an unusual number of paramedics waited in the hallway with their patients in cots, ready to drop them off. But there were no beds to receive them, and crews can’t leave until patients are admitted. That can take hours, said , the region’s 911 provider.“One patient was held for seven hours; it’s unheard of,‘' Kearns said.“Every time you take an ambulance out of service,” he said, “those who aren’t at...WW…

For years, a rural Georgia community tried to save its hospital.They partnered with one of the state’s largest healthcare providers to help manage it. They tried to secure over $10 million for critical improvements to its aging infrastructure. They explored the idea of issuing municipal bonds.Then, came the final blow: COVID-19.“Even last week, we were trying to save the hospital,‘' Cuthbert Mayor Steve Whatley told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “But we were so devastated from March to May. We’re bleeding.”After years of financial struggle, in Randolph County, has announced it will...…For years, a rural Georgia community tried to save its hospital.They partnered with one of the state’s largest healthcare providers to help manage it. They tried to secure over $10 million for critical improvements to its aging infrastructure. They explored the idea of issuing municipal bonds.Then, came the final blow: COVID-19.“Even last week, we were trying to save the hospital,‘' Cuthbert Mayor Steve Whatley told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “But we were so devastated from March to May. We’re bleeding.”After years of financial struggle, in Randolph County, has announced it will...WW…

Just days before a judicial emergency order halted court proceedings in the state, Georgia consumer attorney David Addleton had to act fast to try to help a woman who saw her paycheck suddenly disappear from her bank account.The woman’s employer had been instructed by the Macon-Bibb Magistrate Court to garnish her wages to make up for some unpaid student loan debt.Meanwhile, the coronavirus was spreading throughout Georgia and her husband was about to lose his job.“I was very concerned about what would happen to her if this money was gone,’’ Addleton said.» COMPLETE COVERAGE: The...…Just days before a judicial emergency order halted court proceedings in the state, Georgia consumer attorney David Addleton had to act fast to try to help a woman who saw her paycheck suddenly disappear from her bank account.The woman’s employer had been instructed by the Macon-Bibb Magistrate Court to garnish her wages to make up for some unpaid student loan debt.Meanwhile, the coronavirus was spreading throughout Georgia and her husband was about to lose his job.“I was very concerned about what would happen to her if this money was gone,’’ Addleton said.» COMPLETE COVERAGE: The...WW…

We asked health care workers across Georgia to describe how they’re dealing with . Here are excerpts from their experiences as they described them to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.Editors' PicksThe LatestFeatured© 2022 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. All Rights Reserved. By using this website, you accept the terms of our , , , and understand your options regarding .…We asked health care workers across Georgia to describe how they’re dealing with . Here are excerpts from their experiences as they described them to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.Editors' PicksThe LatestFeatured© 2022 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. All Rights Reserved. By using this website, you accept the terms of our , , , and understand your options regarding .WW…

On a recent day, a Dawsonville ambulance worker was trying to rush a patient with dangerously high blood pressure to the hospital.But after a brief call, she learned its emergency department was on “diversion,” meaning her patient could wait more than an hour for a bed, tying up the ambulance from responding to other calls.“I have been hung up ... and told to go else where!” she posted on the social media page of a statewide group of emergency medical personnel.With every passing day of record-breaking COVID-19 infections, the severely overburdened hospital system is now “I don’t know where...…On a recent day, a Dawsonville ambulance worker was trying to rush a patient with dangerously high blood pressure to the hospital.But after a brief call, she learned its emergency department was on “diversion,” meaning her patient could wait more than an hour for a bed, tying up the ambulance from responding to other calls.“I have been hung up ... and told to go else where!” she posted on the social media page of a statewide group of emergency medical personnel.With every passing day of record-breaking COVID-19 infections, the severely overburdened hospital system is now “I don’t know where...WW…